Frank Coltiletti
Frank Coltiletti | |
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Aqueduct Handicap (1929) (1930)Coronation Futurity Stakes (1929) Havre de Grace Cup Handicap (1929) Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1929, 1930) Toronto Autumn Cup
American Classics Race wins: | |
Honors | |
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1970) National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (1985) | |
Significant horses | |
Broomspun, Black Maria, Sun Beau, Mars |
Frank Coltiletti (April 23, 1904 – March 1987) was an American
Coltiletti began his professional riding career in 1919 when he was just fifteen years old. Almost immediately he became one of the top jockeys in the country, competing two years after he began racing in his first
Coltiletti made seven appearances in the Preakness Stakes. After his fourth-place finish in his 1921 Derby debut, the seventeen-year-old won the Preakness aboard Broomspun. In addition to his 1921 win, his next best result was a third with Rialto in 1923 on whom he also finished third in the Belmont Stakes.
Coltiletti retired in 1934 after fifteen years in racing. He was inducted into National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1970 and the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
Frank Coltiletti was living in Jamaica, Queens when he died in 1987 just a month shy of his 83rd birthday.
References
- Frank Coltiletti at the United States' National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
- Frank Coltiletti at the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame